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Title: Witchcraft by Jayne Ann Krentz, Amanda Stevens, Rebecca York ISBN: 0-373-83542-6 Publisher: Harlequin Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.12 (8 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Romantic suspense..
Comment: Witchcraft is an anthology- a collection of short storys featuring suspense,mystery and romance. INcluded in this novel:
*Witchcraft by Jayne Krentz--Kimberly is a writer who receives a threatening gift in the mail. She immediate things about Darius- who is indebted to her and has made a promise to be there for her. Miraculously, he appears and whisks her aaway to his protection. Together they unravel the mystery of who is threatening her.
*Last Chance Cafe- Lena is a waitress who lost her husband tragically. 3 years later, a customer (cade) walks into her cafe and resembles her husband. This is a shorter story and you cannot help but root for Lena as she deals with her past.
*Bayou Moon by Rebecca York--Chase has inherited an old manor and finds his childhood friend Julienne in residence. They share a past filled with sadness- she is the daughter of the manor and he is the son of their servants. But now their positions are reversed- Chase is now the owner and she must work for him while hiding her past secrets. This was actually my favorite story of the 3--very touching and sad, showing how love can overcome even the most awful event.
These 3 storys were fun to read, but had been previously published and are not new. They were short and the plots seem to resolve themselves very quickly- with little time for much character developement.
My advice would not to pay full price for this book- definately check out Jayne Krentz's other novels and pick this one up at a used book shop.
Rating: 3
Summary: Okay read but none of the stories are new or unpublished
Comment: If you are a loyal fan looking to pick up Jayne Ann Krentz's earlier works that have been out of print, this book is an okay way to pick up a reprint of one of her 1985 titles; but if you are looking to read your first Krentz, there are several others you should definitely try first to get a real feel for her work, three of my favorites being Absolutely, Positively, A Coral Kiss and Deep Waters.
The longest of this 3-story collection (and the real reason for the book being released probably) is the reprint of Krentz's 1985 Witchcraft which is an okay read, not her best and not her worst, but you can definitely tell it was written in the 80s. Typical alpha male (I like them in my fiction so they don't bother me) but her heroine needs smacked since her attitude changes so quickly throughout the book (she loves him, she hates him, she loves him, etc., etc.), again an 80's romance characterization quirk for Krentz (and many other authors of the category romances of the time).
The other two stories by Stevens and York were both published/posted online as free short stories on eHarlequin.com's online read library either last year or earlier so it was very disappointing to find nothing new in this collection at all. And when I say short, I mean short (approximately 50 pages each). No time for character development, real plot development or much of anything else. You get dropped in the middle of a situation and it soon gets resolved and everyone lives happily ever after except for you, the reader, as you are left with a desire to have more...something. Not to say that as short stories they aren't good, they are...good, not great. Both are short, quick reads that work as free stories on eHarlequin.com's site but definitely not satisfying enough to actually pay for them.
Rating: 3
Summary: Dated story
Comment: Unfortunately Krentz' tale of mystical love seems dated which isn't surprising as it was written in 1985. 'Last ChanceCafe'by Amanda Stevens and Rebecca York's 'Bayou Moon' were entertaining but truly short stories at about fifty pages apiece. Its difficult to flesh out characters in such a short story and the plots can only be superficial. I wish the publishers had made it clear that this edition contained one old work and two very short albeit enjoyable stories. I gave the three stars to the new pieces.
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